republican senator rob portman was running for reelection against former democratic governor ted strickland, the portman campaign did a good job of targeting -- going regionally. someone in toledo may have received a different messaging can than someone in columbus. that is part of where campaigns are going. it will depend on where people live in what they care about. >> with the majority in the senate there are 32 seats left in the elections and their currently looking at an came. the republicans up one or two seats. how often did that change your out after the election. >> guest: when data comes in particularly at this point in the cycle there's a lot of scenarios. as the cycle progresses a lot of it will be about polling data and will display now. but next year will really know. the ratings could evolve and change. i don't know the seats and change will change dramatically but there could be significant movement of party prospects in the tossup's on the leaning seats in the various race ratings that you can check out, you'll be with us for the next 20 minutes to focus on the 2018 outlook

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republican senator rob portman was running for reelection against former democratic governor ted stricklande portman campaign did a good job of targeting -- going regionally. someone in toledo might have proceeded different message than perceived columbus -- a different message than someone in columbus. it is going to depend on where the voters live, and what they care about. host: the republicans with a majority in the senate. 2018.are 32 seats up in inside elections currently predicting no net gain for the republicans. how often does that prediction change, a year out? guest: it is a work in progress. let's put ites in, this way. there are a lot of scenarios. state,damentals of the look at the candidates and the campaigns. as the cycle progresses, a lot of it is going to be about polling data and we think we might know how the races are playing out. the ratings could evolve and change. i don't know that they will play, the seats in dramatically but the seeds that were already focused on, there could be significant movement. tossupse focus on those or leaning seats in the various race rati